2014 Softball

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WACO, Texas - Baylor and Florida's softball teams get the honor of kicking off the 2014 Women's College World Series Thursday, playing the first game of the eight-team double-elimination tournament at 11 a.m. on ESPN. The No. 13 seed Baylor Lady Bears will face the No. 5 seeded Florida Gators in Oklahoma City at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.

Baylor (47-14) clinched a spot in its third WCWS Saturday by sweeping through the Athens, Georgia Super Regionals with a pair of wins over Georgia. Florida (50-12) won the best-of-three series against Washington at the Gainesville, Florida Super Regional in three games to earn a trip to Oklahoma City.

The winners of Baylor vs. Florida and (8) Florida State vs. (1) Oregon will play Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 while the losers play Saturday at 11 a.m. on ESPN2 in an elimination game.